Manastash Ridge - Boy Scout Trail, Manastash Ridge - Westberg Trail — Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021

This is a good shoulder season hike with tremendous views of the Kittitas Yalley and up to the Stuart Range. It can get horribly muddy, slippery, and slimy in wet weather, so we brought spikes. Today, there were places where it was somewhat bad but not bad enough to put the spikes on. We took the Boy Scout up and the Westberg down, which makes a fine loop. In total, we saw about 4 other hikers in the couple of hours we were hiking. The BST is a longer trail, steep in places. The Westberg is shorter and consistently steeper. Either way, you’ll get your workout. And you’ll get to see views of town, mountains, farms, and windmills, which give me hope for this earth. We took and EV to the TH.